1 Chronicles 12 · Verse 30

1 Chronicles 12:30

And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.
1 Chronicles 12:30, King James Version

1 Chronicles 12:30 in other translations

BSBFrom Ephraim: 20,800 mighty men of valor, famous among their own clans.
WEBOf the children of Ephraim: twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers’ houses.
ASVAnd of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers’ houses.
YLTAnd of the sons of Ephraim are twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty of valour, men of name, according to the house of their fathers.
DARBYAnd of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valour, men of name in their fathers' houses.
BBEAnd of the children of Ephraim, twenty thousand, eight hundred great men of war, men of great name in their families.
WebsterAnd of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous throughout the house of their fathers.

What does 1 Chronicles 12:30 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 12:23-40

When the throne of Christ is set up in a soul, there is, or ought to be, great joy in that soul; and provision is made, not as here, for a few days, but for the whole life, and for eternity. Happy are those who wisely perceive it to be their duty and interest, to submit to the Saviour Jesus Christ, the Son of David; who renounce for his sake all that is not consistent; whose earnest endeavours to do good are…

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1 Chronicles 12:30 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּמִן\־u.min-and ofH4480
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121
אֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimtwentyH6242
אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefthousandH505
וּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.Nehand eightH8083
מֵא֑וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
גִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reimighty [men] ofH1368
חַ֔יִלCha.yilstrengthH2428
אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Sheimen ofH582
שֵׁמ֖וֹתshe.MotnamesH8034
לְבֵ֥יתle.Veitof [the] house ofH1004
אֲבוֹתָֽם\׃\ \ס'a.vo.Tamancestors theirH1

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 12:30

  • Genesis 6:4

    There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.

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famous. Heb. men of names.
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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 12:29

    And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:30

    And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:31

    And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.

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1 Chronicles 12:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y de los hijos de Ephraim, veinte mil y ochocientos, muy valientes, varones ilustres en las casas de sus padres.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et, des fils de Benjamin, frères de Saül, 3 000; car jusqu’alors la plus grande partie d’entre eux faisaient la garde de la maison de Saül.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und von den Kindern Ephraim: 20800, streitbare Männer, Männer von Namen, nach ihren Vaterhäusern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Porro de filiis Ephraim viginti millia octingenti, fortissimi robore, viri nominati in cognationibus suis.